Tag: refugees
United club helps refugees to play soccer
Werribee-based soccer club Wyndham United is helping refugees to connect with sport and the community.
Club vice-president Trevor Bowen said Wyndham United had a “heavy focus” on...
Hsar thrives as new Werribee Park ranger
Nine years ago, Hsar Thein arrived in Australia after growing up in a refugee camp on the Thailand-Burma border.
He was 16, couldn’t speak English...
Rations give students taste of refugees’ life
There’s a saying that goes … you can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.
These year 12 Thomas Carr...
Growing vegies and a sense of inclusion
A group of African refugees are putting down roots in Wyndham through a program at Werribee Community Gardens.
Participants in the project have learnt a...
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New SES chief announced
Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) has announced Robert Purcell as the agency’s new chief executive, with his tenure beginning on March 11.
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